Renea, thank you for the cute snowman card and seeds. I've never grown loofah before, excited to try those!

Renea, Many thanks for the cherry tomato, jalapeno, loofah, and sunflower seeds! I liked the sparkly snowman on the card too!

Thank you for the seeds this week! I enjoy the seed sorting and shipping almost as much as receiving!

Renea - Loofah, Cherry tomato, sunflower and jalopeno seeds!

Betsy - Campanula glomerata, Amsonia tubernea, Culver's root and Butterfly milkweed

Lanna - Purple basil, purple asters, milkweeds and more!

I look forward to trying all these! Merry Christmas to you all!

I obviously will be late mailing out Christmas cards. Mom & I had some health issues, I had to take mom to the ER and Bella passed away. Sorry for the delay but they will be mailed out soon.

That's rough Stacy. Sending hugs!

I received cheerful mail. Thank you all so much!

Sara- a wintery cabin card, filled with with lots of zinnias, cleosia, greens, leeks, asters and more. Thank you! I can't wait to try them.

Betsy- I love the wreath card with Shirley poppies, Fidelio tomatoes, Red Fire lettuce, and Culvers root. I haven't had these, so I am excited to try!

Renea- a glittery snowman card, filled with sunflowers, jalapeño, cherry tomato, and loofah seed. Thank you!

Stacy, I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope you and your Mom are feeling better.

Renea, Thank you for the beautiful snowman card and the lovely selections of seeds! Much appreciated!

Merry Christmas!

Heidi

Has anyone not received anything yet? I haven’t sent to everyone, but I’d love to get a couple more out if you are still looking for something.

Laura, Thank you for the exquisite variety of melons, zucchinis and tomatos. Top notch trader. Your'e amazing! Happy holidays! Ann

Renea, thank you for the cute card and seed selection! I can't wait to grow loofah again, it's been a long time. Tomatoes, peppers and sunflowers are always welcome here too.

Stacy, I hope you & your mom are better now and very sorry to hear about your kitty. Hugs to you!

Stacy, sorry for your loss.

Wish you and your mom speedy recovery.

Lanna Mullens - its very kind of you to check if someone did not receive seeds.

Renea thank you for the beautiful snowman card and tomato, Jalapeno, sunflowers and loofah. Going to be a busy summer.

Nicole thank you for the cute fur baby card and different tomato varieties. These are some new ones I have not tried before.

Sen

Thank you Renea for the cherry tomato, sunflower, jalapeno, and loofah.

Thank you also to Lanna for the Four O’clock Sunset, will totally try these in a pot, good idea. Pink Sunday Salvia, Apple Blossom Snapdragon, Holy Basil, Aji Pineapple Pepper, and Sugar Rush Cream. Merry Christmas!

Another thank you to Audrey for the Agastache ’Root Beer’, Snapdragon ’Bizarre Mix’, Scabiosa ’Imperial Double Mixed Colors, Salvia ’Salgon Dark Blue’, and Nicotania Chocolate Smoke. Oh, wow, can’t wait to start these. Merry Christmas!

Another thank you to Mandy for the melon varieties... Yumm.

Got a card from lioness with tomato and Zinnia seeds.

Iris, thank you for the card with all the Bill Yoder tomatoes!

Linda, Many thanks for the 'Rococo' pansy seeds! I adore those ruffled pansies! And thanks to Betsy for seeds of more good stuff, including collarette and 'Fireworks' dahlias and "Saguna Star Rose' petunia. I always love bi-colored petunias too!

Two more cards yesterday.

Iris, thank you for the tomato varieties: Capt. Lucky, Hungry Lake and Neves Azorean.

Linda, Thank you for Ruby Red Orach, Everleaf Lemon Basil (interesting!) Cilantro, and Little Gem Lettuce.

Happy gardening!

Audrey, thank you sooo much for the Divine Jasmine, Orobal, Hardy hibiscus, Joy perfume tree and Milk thistle. So excited to get this started indoors in spring.

Sen.

Linda, Thank you soo much for the Kale, Basil, Arugula from your garden and the Ruby red orach - never tried this and look forward to trying it.

Sen.

My cards and seeds are going out today.

Iris,

Thank you for the Salmon Peony Poppies, and the *Prince* tomatoes: Raspberry Beret and Little Red Corvette. I have a LOT of tomatoes to look up for next year; very exciting! Love the Snoopy card--Merry Christmas!

Iris, Thank you for the great selections! Such a great card! It's a classic!

Linda Thank you for your thoughtful choices. I will really enjoy them!

I so appreciate your thoughtfulness and kindness! Merry Christmas!

Heidi

Lanna, thank you for the tomato and pepper seeds as well as the basil. I think all 3 peppers are going on my grow list!

Betsy, thank you for all the awesome veggies and poppies! Can't wait to get them growing

A card arrived just before the holiday!

Thank you Linda for the card filled with fun seeds - Giant wine zinnia, kale, boxes choy, lemon basil, and bull nose pepper.

Happy holidays everyone!

Thank you Betsy for the Pinchushion, Agastache, Sweet William, and Penstemon. Can’t wait to wintersow some of these in the next few days.😊

Thank you Iris for the Anaconda, bell, and Lemon basil.

Merry Christmas

Cghpnd, thank you for the tomato, lettuce, and flower seeds!

JJlhart , thank you for the pepper and tomato seeds!

Chrystal, thanks for the kale and lettuce seeds, I'll be planting those in early spring. Also, thanks for the lemongrass! I always plan to order some seed and never have, so I'll be excited to try it this year.

Betsy

Oh my goodness I just got another two cards in the mail today! You guys are amazing! Thank you, everyone! Merry Christmas! We just replaced our water heater today that has been out since the morning of the 24th… nothing like simple hot water going out to remind us that we are blessed to live where it is so easy to replace (well, with a handy husband, at least). Thank you, again - everybody!!!

JLHart, thank you for the great pepper selections! I can't wait to start them next month!

Chrystal, thank you for the beautiful flowers and the basil. I'll be starting everything soon and may even do some winter sowing!

-Heidi

Thank you Jlhart for the two dwarf tomato varieties!

Thank you cghpnd (Crystal) for the Ruby Leaf lettuce and the fenugreek.

I'm ready to see spring! Lots of weeks left to dream though.

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. I have many thanks to give !

Betsy, thank you so much for all the lovely flower seeds, some are new to me and a few are my favorites too that I really wanted to plant more of and now I can ! I will be winter sowing some of these !

Mandy , thank you for the Lemon cucumber ( sliced cucumbers and cherry tomatoes straight from the garden are one of my favorite lunches in the summer)

Linda thank you for the zinnia, daisy and turtlehead seeds, my butterflies will be happy !

Heidi, thank you for the great tomato seeds ! I have to look some of these up ( I love looking up new to me varieties, its the only way to get thru the cold winter months )

Sara, thank you for all the beautiful flower seeds, my bees and butterflies will love them !

Renea, thank you for the Jalapeno, Loofah ( new to me !) sun flower and cherry tomato seeds ! can you tell me what variety cherry tomato they are ?

Audrey, thank you so much for the fabulous flower and lemongrass seeds ( lemongrass is delicious in some of my favorite Thai dishes)

Lanna, thank you for all the wonderful cucumber, zinnia, cantaloupe and blue spice basil ( I have never grown this one, very exciting ! ) seeds ! Love them all !

I hope you have all enjoyed the swap as much as I did. I truly believe sending, receiving cards and sharing tiny pieces of our gardens with either other makes the holiday a little more special.I hope you all have a happy and healthy New Year and a great gardening season next year ! Iris

Chrystal, thank you so much for the lemon grass and bird of paradise seedlings. Thinking about tropical plants always makes me feel warmer, even when it is very snowy and blustery outside!

I hope everyone had an amazing holiday, however you spend celebrating it.

Many thanks for the seeds and beautiful Christmas Cards.

Im so excited to get these started!

Thanks so much Aubrey for the Amaranth, Celosia, Asters, Calendula and Zinnias!

Sara, thanks for the Calendula, Celosia, Blue mist flower, Cardinal flower. Asters, and Purple Prairie Clover!

Betsy, thanks for the Columbine, Aster, Cardinal flower, Agastache, and Bellflowers!

Heidi, thanks for the dwarf tomatoes, Giant Zinnias, Swiss Chard, Radish, and basil!

Renea, thanks for the Loofah and Sunflowers!

Thank you Iris for the adorable Snoopy card with the Zinnias (Purple Prince and Blushing Bride), Giant Aconcagua peppers and Hungry Like the Wolf tomatoes! I love those names! :-)

Stacy,

Thank you for the cardinal card and seeds! I had to look up garlic vine, had never heard of it, but it is beautiful and I'll try to get it growing on my garden fence (maybe in a pot?). Thanks also for the cleome, which I love, and blue hubbard squash which I love but haven't grown in awhile.

Happy New year everyone!!

Betsy

Some late thank you’s. Thank you Chrystal for the Obedientplant, Nicotania alata Lime Green, and Purple blazing star. Look Looking forward to grogrowing these.

Thank you Iris for the Giant Anaconda, Lemon Basil, and Blot pepper. Haven’t tied either one of these peppers.

Thank you Betsy for the Pincushion, Sweet William, Agastache White Licorice, and Penstemon. Love them

The butterflies, carpenter bee’s, wasps, and other various little bee’s, thank you all for this food I will be adding to the garden for them this coming summer. They all delight me, except the Carpenter bee’s. Oh ,and can’t forget the adorable hummingbird.😊

Thank you Stacy for the lovely card and great garden selections! Happy New Year to all!

Another card I received from Stacy. Thank you for the Trick you pepper, hibiscus, and Garlic vine. Will be interesting to try.

Happy New Year

Happy New year everyone.

Received 2 beautiful cards.

@Iris thank you for the kale and lettuce seeds.

@Crystal thank you for the Nigella Sativa, Lettuce and curled cress.

Sen

Nicole, Many thanks for the Mardi Gras coreopsis, Ruby cosmos, Yellow Torch tithonia, and Munstead lavender seeds! They all look like very colorful cultivars which I will have fun growing.

Nicole - bluee19, thanks so much for sending 2 tomatoes, Granny's Throwing and Georgia Streak! Tomato varieties have such great names. Also, for Alyssum, Tokyo Long onions, Marshmallow and double white Rose of Sharon! We're having a warm spell now and I'm itching to get growing!

Sorry for the lateness of sending. I figure its better to get when its least expected :)

Oh my goodness, my brother forgot to give me one of my cards I received before Christmas. Thank you Jen for the Serrano, Hananero pepper, and Columbine. I will have plenty of Columbine now for my garden this summer.

Sen, Many thanks for the four o'clock Formula Mix, radish Crimson Giant, and rutabaga Laurentian seeds! I'll enjoy growing all of those, especially so since I've never tried rutabagas before. I just picked a couple radishes from my garden yesterday, though they were the black Spanish type--one of the few vegetables that can survive our zone 5 winters.

My cards and seeds got a little delayed this year.
We all caught the flu..

Thank you Nicole for the cute packing of the seeds. Cosmo’s, zinnia, dahlia, and peppers.

I will grow these this summer.

Sen, thank you for the radish, shishito, and 4 o 'clock seeds!

Hi Sen, Thank you for the Radish, the Rutabega and he 4 o'clock seeds! I hope you are enjoying the new year!

-Heidi

Thank you, Sen for the card with four o'clock, radish, and rutabaga seeds. My veggie garden plans are filling up fast!! Hope you & your family are feeling well now.

And thanks to everyone for a great and long-lasting swap!! Especially to Iris, for organizing it. Best wishes to all for happy and productive gardens,

Betsy